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Lesson 15 · Learning to Disagree Well
文体：学会好好争论 · 朗读音轨 15
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听听主人公怎样把针对朋友人品的指责，改成对具体方案的讨论。
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In class, we debated whether the school should replace printed notices with one digital board. My friend argued that it would save paper. I disagreed because students might miss information when the board was crowded. I began my reply with, “You never think about people without phones.” Her face changed immediately.
Afterward I realized that I had guessed her character from one proposal. She had actually suggested keeping printed copies for students who requested them; I had missed that sentence while preparing my own response.
I apologized and tried again in writing. I named the part I agreed with, quoted the specific claim I questioned, and asked how the board would handle urgent notices. She answered with a revised plan. We still disagreed about cost, but our questions became more precise.
Disagreement did not require us to hide a real concern. It required me to represent her view accurately before criticizing it. A strong argument begins with understanding the sentence on the other side.
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课堂上，我们讨论是否用一块电子公告板取代纸质通知。朋友说那能省纸。我不同意，担心板上信息太多时学生会漏看。我开口却说：‘你从不考虑没手机的人。’她的脸色立刻变了。
事后，我才发现自己凭一项提议就给她的人品下了判断。她其实建议给有需要的学生保留纸质副本，只是我忙着准备反驳，漏听了那句话。
我道歉，重新写了一份回应：先说明赞同之处，再引用自己质疑的具体说法，并问电子板怎样处理紧急通知。她拿出修订方案。我们仍在费用问题上意见不同，提问却变得更准确。
有分歧不意味着要掩饰真实顾虑，却要求我在批评前准确呈现对方的看法。强有力的论证，从听懂对面那句话开始。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- debated
- 讨论；纸质通知是否改电子板。
- replace
- 取代；电子板可能替换纸张。
- argued
- 主张；朋友看重节省纸。
- crowded
- 拥挤的；信息过多会漏看。
- character
- 品格；不能凭提案推断。
- specific
- 具体的；引用实际说法。
- urgent
- 紧急的；公告需及时传达。
- revised
- 修订的；朋友提出新方案。
- represent
- 呈现；批评前先准确转述。
- criticizing
- 批评；应针对真正观点。
背景知识
批评方案时应针对具体主张，不要凭一句话推断对方品格。主人公重读提议、道歉后，把讨论拉回纸质副本与紧急信息。